A southwest Missouri lawmaker is no longer a member of a caucus of ultra conservatives. Joplin-area Senator Jill Carter has dropped out of the Missouri Freedom Caucus. For more than 40 hours this week, the caucus blocked a vote on a hospital and healthcare provider...
The filibuster is over. The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a hospital tax bill to help pay for Missouri’s Medicaid costs. Members of the far-right leaning Freedom Caucus spent just over 40 hours Tuesday through Wednesday holding up the federal...
A major Missouri Senate priority is being blocked by a small group of far-right conservatives over their efforts to get their main priorities across the finish line. The Freedom Caucus has held up action on the Federal Reimbursement Allowance, or FRA for short, which...
The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a bill that would treat gold and silver as money. The legislation from Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, would allow businesses to accept gold and silver as payment. His bill would also require state government...
One of the Missouri Senate’s most visible Democrats is leaving the upper chamber for a new assignment. On Friday, Gov. Mike Parson appointed Sen. Greg Razer, D-Kansas City, to serve on the State Tax Commission. He had filed to run for re-election for the 7th District...
